Field Outside Plant Technician - Install & Maintain Network

Verizon; Smithfield (RI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a field-oriented technician to maintain and optimize outside plant facilities. You will read engineering orders, install and reposition cables, poles and hardware, and operate equipment while ensuring safety and reliability.

This onsite role supports America’s fastest and most trusted network. Responsibilities include climbing, lifting up to 100 lbs, and flexible scheduling to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.
• Class A CDL or ability to obtain CDL required.
• Related Associate Degree or 2+ years of relevant work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Placing, rearranging and removing outside plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block and house cables, poles, and associated hardware/fixtures.
• Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching/detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, building or poles.
• Reading and interpreting engineering work orders.
• Performing construction work using designated equipment (i.e. digging holes, placing poles, etc.).
• Operating Company motor vehicles of varying gross weights to transport equipment.
• Climbing ladders and poles, working aloft, perceiving differences in wire and cable colors, and moving/lifting items generally not exceeding 100 lbs.
• Working evenings, weekends, holidays and unscheduled shifts as determined by the needs of the business.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Class A CDL

Education

Associate degree or 2+ years experience

Job description

Verizon is seeking a field-oriented technician to maintain and optimize outside plant facilities. You will read engineering orders, install and reposition cables, poles and hardware, and operate equipment while ensuring safety and reliability.

This onsite role supports America’s fastest and most trusted network. Responsibilities include climbing, lifting up to 100 lbs, and flexible scheduling to meet business needs.